Although the fines were originally proposed when the FCC was controlled by Republicans, the vote to finalize the penalties was 3-2 with dissents from Republicans Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington.

Shows what matters most to them. It certainly isn’t the wellbeing of their constituents.

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    Just the cost of doing business. I bet they made more on the sale.

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      They made so much more that they can afford to keep spending their lawyers time on it

      All three major carriers vowed to appeal the fines after they were announced today

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    Nothing will change until they start jailing people. Fines are just the cost of doing business in the modern era.

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      😅 Is this rhetorical or have you been under a rock the past 5 years. You know what the victims of this will get? A price hike by their carriers to help pay the fines.